Carlos Alberto Smith, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA
Carlos Alberto Smith, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1992724538, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (California 173466, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Alberto Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 173466 CA
ME93609 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1907 Border Ave, Torrance, CA 90501
- Phone
- (844) 443-6246
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Fax
- (833) 907-2235
- Medicaid ID
- 273131200 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230505001440); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1907 Border Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Keith BentleyPhysician Assistant1093354573
- Miurel CordobaPhysician Assistant1871124719
- Stacy Deckhart, NPNurse Practitioner1659933927
- Imee Dhir, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1316304645
- Denise Escarieses, PA-CPhysician Assistant1053067652
- Nicholas Fedor, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699103804
Verify Carlos Alberto Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 173466Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
383 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine62 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
- Prednisone39 claims
- Naproxen23 claims
- Cephalexin22 claims
- Ondansetron Odt20 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $159.25
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Carlos A Smith MD Professional CorporationTorrance, CA
- Emergency Medical Associates OF Tampa Bay LLCWesley Chapel, FL
- Observation Medical Group LLCTampa, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos Alberto Smith among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Carlos Alberto Smith, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
197 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 197 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Carlos Alberto Smith, MD's NPI number?
Carlos Alberto Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992724538, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Alberto Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1907 Border Ave, Torrance, CA, 90501. Phone: (844) 443-6246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Alberto Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 173466, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carlos Alberto Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Alberto Smith, MD had 383 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.